United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
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Antitrust Division is responsible for enforcing the antitrust laws of the United States. It shares jurisdiction over civil
antitrust cases with the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) and often works jointly with the FTC to provide regulatory guidance to businesses. However, the Antitrust Division also has the power to file criminal cases against willful violators of the antitrust laws. The Antitrust Division also works with competition regulator
s in other countries.
. The current Acting AAG-AT is Sharis Pozen, who was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder upon the resignation of Christine Varney; until President Obama can nominate a permanent replacement.
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
Antitrust Division is responsible for enforcing the antitrust laws of the United States. It shares jurisdiction over civil
Civil law (common law)
Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim...
antitrust cases with the Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act...
(FTC) and often works jointly with the FTC to provide regulatory guidance to businesses. However, the Antitrust Division also has the power to file criminal cases against willful violators of the antitrust laws. The Antitrust Division also works with competition regulator
Competition regulator
A competition regulator is a government agency, typically a statutory authority, sometimes called an economic regulator, which regulates and enforces competition laws, and may sometimes also enforce consumer protection laws...
s in other countries.
Leadership
The head of the Antitrust Division is an Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust(AAG-AT) appointed by the President of the United StatesPresident of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
. The current Acting AAG-AT is Sharis Pozen, who was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder upon the resignation of Christine Varney; until President Obama can nominate a permanent replacement.
Organization
The Antitrust Division is overseen by Acting Assistant Attorney General Sharis Pozen. The Assistant Attorney General is assisted by five Deputy Assistant Attorney Generals, who are all career attorneys, who each oversee a different branch of the Division's sections.- Assistant Attorney General - Antitrust Division
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Economic Analysis Branch
- Competition Policy Section
- Economic Litigation Section
- Economic Regulatory Section
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General - International Enforcement Branch
- Foreign Commerce Section
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Criminal Enforcement Branch
- National Criminal Enforcement Section
- Atlanta Field Office (slated to be closed prior to fiscal 2013)
- Chicago Field Office
- Cleveland Field Office (slated to be closed prior to fiscal 2013)
- Dallas Field Office (slated to be closed prior to fiscal 2013)
- New York Field Office
- Philadelphia Field Office (slated to be closed prior to fiscal 2013)
- San Francisco Field Office
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Regulatory Matters Branch
- Network and Technology Section
- Telecommications and Media Sectio
- Transportation, Energy and Agriculture Section
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Civil Enforcement Branch
- Litigation I Section
- Litigation II Section
- Litigation III Section
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Economic Analysis Branch